Dear ASCA users, Please find below the ASCA observation schedule for the period of July 26 to August 8. The announcement for the Cycle-7 ASCA Guest Observer Program (AO7, EAO6) has been released. The due date is ------------------------ 1998 September 1 ------------------------ for Japan, U.S.A. and European ESA proposals. F. Nagase ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- A S C A WEEKLY OBSERVATION PLAN ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- July 26 - August 8, 1998, ver-1 (98/ 6/23) (ISAS contact scientist: Y. ISHISAKI (ishisaki@phys.metro-u.ac.jp) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date MNV Target Tag. Exp. Observation PI or start name Cat. (ks) Cat. Pri./TC ( PPI/Co-PI) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7/26 13:10 1E 1048.1-5937 Bin. 40 JPN 3/n F. Nagase 7/27 16:20 IC 3639 AGN 40 US 2/n K. Weaver 7/28 19:30 Cas A #1 SNR 140 OT 1/n ASCA team (SIS calibration) 7/31 23:50 S140 Star 30 JPN 1/n Y. Sekimoto 8/ 1 17:20 S49-140 CG 40 US 2/n R. Mushotzky 8/ 2 20:30 NGC 1407 Gal. 100 JPN 2/n K. Matsushita 8/ 5 19:50 NGC 5793 AGN 80 JPN 2/n M. Tashiro 8/ 7 15:00 A 2244 CG 40 MUJ 2/n C. Sarazin /T. Tamura (8/ 8 15:00, MNV to next target) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Note) Obs. Cat. JPN: Japan time, US: US time, JUS: Japan-US Collaboration, USJ: US-Japan Collaboration, MJU: Merged Japan-US (PPI=Japan), MUJ: Merged US-Japan (PPI=US), ESJ: ESA-Japan Program, OT: Observatory Time (Calibration, maintenance and TOO)